The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-05

WALDO. Frank Frcnchs buildings, consisting
of house, ell and stablc,wcre burned Sunday after
noon insured Our local board of health is Geo.
c. Harding, A. J. Simmons and j. ID. Webster....
{. A. Levanseller is in Portland attending Grand
Lodge of Masons :. Elmer Coombs has bought
the widow Stephenson farm and will use it for a
pasture. He has now one of the best dairy farms
in town.
UNITY. The buildings for the corn packing
factory are now underway and are larger than
originally stated. The main building is to be 24O
by 81 feet the husking house so by 20 feet and the
engine house 80 by 20 feet. The farmers have re-
ccived their seed corn for panting-six varieties.
The corn is early, medium and late So to have
1t in good condition during the six weeks packing
season Next year 400 acres will be planted.
THoRNDIkE. The spring is about two weeks
later than last year, and it will be Il week more be
fore farmers can do anything on the farm John
\. Tilion will represent Unity Lodge No. Is +. &
\. NJ. as proxy in the Grand Lodge. Benz. Ames,
J. G. w. will attend the session of the Grand
Lodge which meet May 3rd to 3D. Miss Eva +.
| Allcnwoo'i has just returned from Boston With the
latest fashions in millinery and dress goods She
will have opening Friday and saturday, May
9Th and eth.
GREENS LANDING. Mr.. Hiram Clark and his
SON Charles arrived here last week from Prospect
..Wiil Tyler and Sidney Co!turn had a narrow
| escape from drowning night last week by the
upseting of boat. They finally got ashore safely.
| sidney says the water was VET. The explosion
of an oil lamp in the dining room 1T Mr.. Grcenc's
Thursday night fired the house and did consider
able damage but the flames were eAtinguishcd hy
her boarers Mr.. George Hin is failing rapidly
| and can live but a few days.
MORRILL,. Elisha Brown returned last saturday
from the West, where he has been visiting the past
six months. After looking over Iowa, Nebraska
and other western States, he says it seems good I"
| get back home....We were glad to read in the
| Freedom locals last week, of the generous gift of
money tu mail carrier, Mr.. Ezekiel MeIrithew,
after las recent loss of horse 4 subscription
paper ~ started lit the T. %. by our Kind hearted
T. NJ a nj SO soon raisel....Mr. Stil-nn gave
very interesting lecture at the church last SUNDAY,
| upon the work of the American Bible Sociciy
| Annual organization Of The morrill, sabbath school
takes place at the church next sunday morning.
1>LESHoRo. Capt. l.. ID. Penicton, whose 'lauglr-
ter Georgiana died last week, buried his wife
only two weeks ago. Hu;l died OF consumption
after long and painful illness. Nj. Wm.C Iacl,
who fell and slriincd hi shoulder year ago. and
has been lame most of the time since, WAS At tie
raising Of barn last week ami had a suck of tim
Der fall the Shoulder, 'ii~loc;tin@ ii. He
will probably he laid up for some time to come.
...I.;tst week Capt. l.. rcndlctom planted peas,
onions and ljoo hills of potatoes. He is generally
the to supply the market with early vegetables.
| The season is very backward here ani til
| roads in BAT conditions Col Thlttta. of
Bangor, came the Cnnlri;. SATURDAY, To lock
after his hotel and cottage ut Hugls Point >clr.
| Il. +. Hart, Capt Dodge, ha- chartered to lead
granite at NinalhaNen for Washington. >ai,,.
from hilkcy's IIarbur May st. schrs. Mabel Thorn
as. coombs, for Charleston; Ella phillips, FROM
| Bangor for Newark.
! FREEDOM. The school at The Academy closed last
| week. ! VI. Luce, of Waldo, has had charge, with
Jennie p tlodd \. NJ, Of Fairfield, a. prcccptresS,
and {. r. higgins. Of Thornlike, in charge of the
| Commercial Department. 1t has been very pleas
| ant term. Wednesday evening occurred the prize
contest. There were nine competitors for TIE
| prize in dcclalming, which awarded 10 Eilcry
| r. Blanchard, with special mention OF Eugene NJ.
| Iaurehcr. Thirteen competed for the prize in
| reading, which wa, given to Jennie \. johnson.
| Annie Nu>c received special mention. The concert
Thursday evening MAS treat for those who attend
cu All were charmed Win Miss Lawrence sing
ing. Achsah Nosc did exceptionally WELL and
Weldon I'oland's stump speech brought down the
house. In all the exercises the scholars did finely
and showed 4 great amount of study and dill
j. W. Mitchell was in town over saturday and
sunday Freedom lodge Is pro-lering. They
held their election last saturday night. A. b.
sparrow recommended for I."ige Deluty....
Dan. IIusus has bought the mail route to Thorn
dixie station and made his first trip last Monday.
1lBlE1Y. We are called upon to ur,i another
sad death in oar little community. Mrs. A. l..
Norton died ut her fathers house tIud.;e knowl-
TOMS April 10Th. Mrs Norton is too we'll known
in the we>tcr4 section Of Waldo county to need
any eulogics. She has conducted Il millinery and
fancy goods store in this Village fur many wears
and had Won the respect of all 10y her honesty mp
! rigtneS- and superior husines. qualifications
She was also held in the highest esteem l'l all in
her social relations. She was kind and oblisimg to
all, and the worthy poor never went from her '""T
empty handed She leaves onl! daughter about
ten Years of age, and Il large circle of relative, and
| friends 10 mourn her Io~s....G. II. Cargiil Esq.
represents both of the Masoncs of this village,
wiz. II. A Chapter and the Blue Lodge at the
Grand Lodge in Portland this week. l., l.. Pres
colt i also in Portland business. More paint
ing is being done in this village this spring than
any preceding spring for wears The change
from local to standard time al tho tnnery and the
blowing of the whistle at too II 30 A. NJ. and II 30
to 80 p. NJ. appears 10 the most of the people i'll
the surrounding country about vague and am
bigu"us rs the new amendments to the cider law
NI>AiHNEN. The ladies of the Odd Fellows
society held their circle levcc last Friday evening
and had good attendance, notwithstanding the
storm. Mrs. Fred :. Walls drew the quilt, Mrs
| ID. : Bray the chair and Edwin smith the guess
| cake. Mr. Leroy smith will have tailor shop in
Odd Fellows building. The salvation Army az
rived here last saturday and held their meeting in
the Knights of Labor hall. The attendance WAS
good. The >alyatonists will remain one week or
more -. Bert Hopkins, of Prospect, brought down
a lot of COWS in packet =. NJ Bonnie, and sold
them all...-W. H. Freeman gave an illustrated
| lecture on The Rebellion At the town hall on Satur
day evening. Mr. T. ;. Bolwell. head clerk in
the granite c"mpanys store, left last Thursday for
Kansas, where he will remain a short time. u
: Black has started up his quarry at Dushame
Hill Miss Nellie Ellenwood is teaching school
ON Hurricane. Miss Annie II. Caldcrwood, of
this town, is teaching in stockton MIR. Fred
Caterwood will graduate in June, from the Cas-
tine Normal school The spring term i'll District
No. is taught by Eta Calderwood No. . by sadie
C"yle Steamer May Field is ON the railway at
R"rkland Joseph Arcy has received a cargo Of
salt from Boston III sch. Metropolis. .Scllr Ned
Walkcr has loaded tone for Philadelphia ~chs.
John Bradwell and George +. Lawrey, stone for
New York. Winthrop Amcs % rm:,lhavcn, was
drowned of Herring Neck ledge Monday, by Il
boat being capsize'l by the surf. His companion,
Hiram Williams, made heroic attempt to rescue
him The body was recovered.
NINrERIpHr- Last Sunday Il day of I'M
usual Interest al the NJ T.. Church AS it marked tie
close of the three years pastorate of Rev 4. A.
Lewis with this people. In the morning Il large
audience assembled to listen to his farewell ser
mon from the text "I5c thou faithful unto death
and will give thee crown of life" The sermon
was eloquent and affecting At the social service
in the evening the house was again crowded and
the exercises were full of interest, although many
were saddencd at the prospect of parting with
the faithful pastor and wife who have laborcd so
indefatgably for them these many months. The
favoritc hymns of the pastor sung by the
choir the rules and articles of faith OF the church
read and explained by the pastor and three per
, sons were received into the church. The follow
ing report of his labors during his term here WAS
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